Luc Braillard

Luc Braillard is a Lecturer in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg's Faculty of Science and Medicine. His work bridges geological and archaeological research, focusing on Quaternary processes, rock glacier dynamics, and human-environment interactions in Alpine and Jura regions.

• Primary Affiliation: Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg
• Research Themes: Paleoenvironmental reconstruction, periglacial geomorphology, rock shelter archaeology

His research integrates sedimentological, micromorphological, and tectonic analyses to study long-term landscape evolution. Recent work examines climate change impacts on xerothermic ecosystems and sediment cascades in high Alpine regions. Publications span from 2000 to 2024, with a 2024 Global Change Biology paper on cliff-edge forests as climate change models.

Key methodologies include automatic camera monitoring of rock glaciers (2018), multi-method permafrost ridge analysis (2022), and lichenometry/geochronology for reconstructing postglacial landscape transitions (2020). Collaborative projects involve cross-border Swiss/French teams studying sediment dynamics in Molasse Basin contexts.